Nineteen Sermons on Several Occasions; Publish'd from the Originals, and Never Before Printed (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1735 Excerpt: ...Pretensions to a. temporal temporal Kingdom; commanding his Disciples to render to Caesar the Obedience ehat was due to him: And though in Strictness he tells us he might have pleaded an Exemption from the Jewish Tribute required of him, yet rather than countenance the Aspersions that would attend his Refusal, he exerted his divine Power in a Miracle to pay it. And as the fame Calumny pursued his Apostles, so we find them equally solicitous to clear themselves and their Religion from theScandal of it; Inculcating the Doctrine of Subjection for Conscience Sake; and, in their own Persons, submitting to the most unjust and tyrannical Inflictions from the Heathen Tribunals. And'though it was some Ages before the Jealousies of the Civil Powers were thoroughly reconciled to the Assemblies of Christians, yet we find them at length so perfectly acquitted from this Slander, that even Julian himself, the most implacable Enemy that ever appeared ar gainst the Gospel, reproaches his Heathen Subjects with, the Fidelity of the Christie aris. This was the ancient, and is, I hope, yec the unforfeited Glory of our Religion. ';; N The The Malice of its Adversaries has in all Ages laboured to deprive it of this Honour; to expose it to the Resentments of the Magistrate as an Encourager of Sedition; and improve the particular Miicarriages of some few, into a general Charge of Disloyalty upon the whole Church. But Wisdom will still be justified of her Children. That pure and peaceable Wisdom, which always was and always will be the Character of the Church of Christ, will in the End refute the Aspersions of its Enemies: And the meek, the humble, the patient Servant of Christ will be found the truest Friend to Casar. And, 4. Let us crown these Virtues with a prudent, affable, ..